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California Governor Wants You to Get a Cut of the Cash Tech Companies Makes From Your Data

California Governor Gavin Newsom has asked his aides to create a “digital dividends” proposal for a plan that would allow consumers in the state to get a portion of the money that tech companies make from using their personal data. The new governor announced his intentions in his State of the State delivered on Tuesday:…

Tech News Jennings Brown Feb 14

Apple Prime Would Be a Gigantic Hit, Huh?

It’s imminent. Multiple outlets now report that Apple will announce new video streaming and news subscription services at a celebrity-studded event in Cupertino on March 25. BuzzFeed News cited anonymous sources who said the event would take place at Steve Jobs Theater and focus on the news service. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman corroborated that report and…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Feb 14

Agents of SHIELD‘s Next Season Might Take Place a Year Into the Future

The specific timeline of events in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe was always been murky at best even before Infinity War made it so that the studio had to begin at least trying to obfuscate specific details about future films that would “spoil” whether certain major characters would return from the dead. Well, the latest report about…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Feb 14

Activists Have a Plan to Keep the Senate From Nuking the Green New Deal

The Senate will be taking up a vote for the Green New Deal in what’s widely seen as a cynical ploy by Mitch McConnell to divide Democrats at the expense of millennials and future generations. The thing is, millennials are pretty pissed and they’re not going to let the vote happen without making some serious…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Feb 14

The Coolest Images in the Beautiful New Han Solo Book

If you’re looking for 241-page, beautifully illustrated, expertly researched book chronicling the history of Han Solo, Star Wars Icons: Han Solo by Gina McIntyre is it. But that’s not all that makes the book so great. The book follows the character of Han Solo from beginning to end, from every angle imaginable, with insight from…

Books & Comics Germain Lussier Feb 14

EPA Wants to Remove Cancer-Linked Chemicals From Drinking Water, One Day, Maybe

A number of common items—from certain pots and pans to your fast food wrapper—get their non-stick properties from synthetics substances that may increase a person’s risk of cancer. This group of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, collectively called PFAS, lack stringent federal regulation, but in 2016, the EPA made it a priority to change that. On…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes Feb 14

Actually, Secretly Filming Students’ Cleavage Is Illegal, Canada’s Supreme Court Rules

In 2015, Ontario high school teacher Ryan Jarvis was caught secretly recording the chests of female students with a spy pen. But Jarvis was acquitted after the Ontario Court of Appeal reasoned that the students didn’t have a reasonable expectation of privacy at the public school. Today, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled against this…

Privacy & Security Melanie Ehrenkranz Feb 14

Remote-Controlled Probe Picks up Radioactive Debris at Fukushima for the First Time

Tepco, the state-owned operator of the badly damaged Fukushima nuclear plant, has conducted an important test in which a remote-controlled probe managed to grasp several small grains of radioactive debris, AFP reports. The successful operation marked an important achievement for the company as it prepares for a cleanup operation that could take decades. In March…

Tech News George Dvorsky Feb 14

No, Kit Harington Didn’t Spoil the End of Game of Thrones for Rose Leslie

Looks like Ygritte is the one who knows nothing this time. Earlier this month, Game of Thrones star Kit Harington shared how last year, he had angered his former co-star and current spouse Rose Leslie by spoiling the ending, adding that she wouldn’t talk to her personal Jon Snow “for three days” afterward. But there’s…

io9 Beth Elderkin Feb 14

Dating App’s Reputation Schmeared by Data Breach

Coffee Meets Bagel—the worst-named dating app in an extremely competitive field—spent Valentine’s Day performing one of the more intimate acts a company can engage in: informing its users of a data breach. “We recently discovered that some data from your Coffee Meets Bagel account may have been acquired by an unauthorized party,” the email, which…

Tech News Avery Ellis Feb 14

Women Will Literally Shock the World in a New Series From Amazon

Amazon audiences will soon see a world controlled by women who can shock the shit of of you. That’s because the company just ordered Naomi Alderman’s book The Power to become a 10-episode series directed by Reed Morano of The Handmaid’s Tale. First published in 2016, The Power was named one of the ten best…

io9 Germain Lussier Feb 14

World’s Largest Retailer Seeks Corporate Welfare in the Age of Automation

Walmart has published a wide-ranging report on how the company predicts automation will unfold across the nation. Based on data supplied by the McKinsey Global Institute, the report “examines more than 3,000 counties in the United States with the goal of helping communities plan for their individual situations and develop responses that will position them…

Artificial Intelligence Brian Merchant Feb 14

Amazon Abandons HQ2 Campus in New York

After months of fierce opposition from local leaders, the New York Times reports that Amazon has decided to pull out of its plans to place a new satellite headquarters in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, New York. While some polls showed New Yorkers generally in favor of the project—which was projected to bring…

Commerce Avery Ellis Feb 14

Rogue App Makers Are Creeping Through the Cracks in Apple’s Walled Garden

Apple diehards have long defended the company’s “walled garden” approach to its ecosystem. While there are plenty of malicious Android apps, Apple’s strict app review standards generally kept iPhones safe. But where there’s a will, there’s a way. According to a Reuters report, sneaky app makers are using Apple’s enterprise certificates to peddle hacked versions…

Tech News Victoria Song Feb 14

Delta Flight Delayed After Vape Battery Reportedly Bursts Into Flames

On Wednesday, a flight from LaGuardia airport to Texas turn unexpectedly smoky when a vape battery reportedly stored in an overhead bin overheated and burst into flames. The Houston-bound Delta flight was mercifully still on the LaGuardia tarmac when the fire started. According to CBS New York, passengers were still in the process of boarding…

Tech News Rhett Jones Feb 14

The First Trailer for Octavia Spencer’s Horror Thriller Ma Is an Important PSA for Teens

One of the first important life lessons parents teach their children is that, while most adults mean them no harm, there are people in the world who might want to hurt them, and it’s in their best interest not to wander off with strangers lest they end up on the back of a milk carton.…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore Feb 14

Here’s What Happened the Day Before Star Wars: The Force Awakens

With BB-8 hanging out over on Star Wars Resistance, we knew a time would come when Poe Dameron would have pick him up and head off to Jakku to get the sequel trilogy started. That time is now. A new clip from Star Wars Resistance reveals that its next episode, “The Core Problem,” takes place…

io9 Germain Lussier Feb 14

El Niño Is Officially Here—Here’s What You Need to Know

El Niño has looked “imminent” since October, but the wait is over. Happy Valentines Day-Niño to all the climate nerds. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday that after eight months of flirting with El Niño, the climate phenomenon finally stopped playing hard to get. But before you get to hype, I’m…

Earth Science Brian Kahn Feb 14

This Walking Robot Navigates Using the Sun, No GPS Required

Researchers in France are calling their six-legged creation the “AntBot.” This 9-inch robot doesn’t just skitter around like a desert ant, though—it also borrows their unique navigational skills. These skills, showcased in a new study published in Science Robotics on Wednesday, could someday allow robots to find their way back home without the need of…

Tech News Ed Cara Feb 14

Not One, But Two Alien Television Series May Be on the Way

Jason Momoa is really pumped about the Aquaman sequel. The Mummy franchise gets a refreshing pitch. Plus, updates on Marvel’s Eternals film, Todd McFarlane’s Spawn, and the crossover you’ve been waiting for. Spoilers drip acid right this way… Ghost Draft According to THR, Chris Pratt will star in Chris McKay’s upcoming live-action sci-fi film, Ghost…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson Feb 14

California Governor Wants You to Get a Cut of the Cash Tech Companies Makes From Your Data

Apple Prime Would Be a Gigantic Hit, Huh?

Agents of SHIELD‘s Next Season Might Take Place a Year Into the Future

Activists Have a Plan to Keep the Senate From Nuking the Green New Deal

The Coolest Images in the Beautiful New Han Solo Book

EPA Wants to Remove Cancer-Linked Chemicals From Drinking Water, One Day, Maybe

Actually, Secretly Filming Students’ Cleavage Is Illegal, Canada’s Supreme Court Rules

Remote-Controlled Probe Picks up Radioactive Debris at Fukushima for the First Time

No, Kit Harington Didn’t Spoil the End of Game of Thrones for Rose Leslie

Dating App’s Reputation Schmeared by Data Breach

Women Will Literally Shock the World in a New Series From Amazon

World’s Largest Retailer Seeks Corporate Welfare in the Age of Automation

Amazon Abandons HQ2 Campus in New York

Rogue App Makers Are Creeping Through the Cracks in Apple’s Walled Garden

Delta Flight Delayed After Vape Battery Reportedly Bursts Into Flames

The First Trailer for Octavia Spencer’s Horror Thriller Ma Is an Important PSA for Teens

Here’s What Happened the Day Before Star Wars: The Force Awakens

El Niño Is Officially Here—Here’s What You Need to Know

This Walking Robot Navigates Using the Sun, No GPS Required

Not One, But Two Alien Television Series May Be on the Way

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